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These hurricanes affected the Dominican Republic. Pages in category "Hurricanes in the Dominican Republic" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
July 12, 2018 – Hurricane Beryl's remnants hit the Dominican Republic with heavy rain, taking out power to 130,000 people and the entire city of Santo Domingo. In San Cristóbal heavy rain flooded 700 homes along with a newly opened hospital. Also in San Cristóbal strong winds collapsed walls in two schools. 75 aqueducts were also knocked ...
The BDR/OFDA's assistance in the Dominican Republic ended on October 8, 1998, with control being taken over by the USG Corporation. [17] Most impacted by Hurricane Georges was the agricultural industry. The areas hardest hit by the hurricane coincided with the country's main crop-growing areas, including the provinces around Santo Domingo.
The storm is forecast to drop up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain in the DR and Haiti, with The post Dominican Republic starts shuttering country ahead of Tropical Storm Franklin appeared ...
Hurricane David was a devastating tropical cyclone which significantly damaged and killed many people in Dominica and the Dominican Republic in August 1979, and was the most intense hurricane to make landfall in the country in recorded history.
Heavy rains and winds up to 90 mph battered the Dominican Republic , according to the National Hurricane Center. The slow-moving storm, which hit the D.R. around 3:30 a.m., was creeping along at ...
As of the hurricane center’s 5 a.m. Monday advisory, Fiona was about 15 miles west-southwest of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph with higher gusts.
The Dominican Republic had to import significant amounts of rice and other crops to compensate for the losses. [37] Death toll reports were slow in the wake of the storm, but a total of 380 people died from Hurricane Georges and leaving more than 185,000 homeless. [1] Damage in the Dominican Republic amounted to $1.8 billion (1998 USD). [38]